Mary Peltola

Rep. Mary Peltola has been outspoken against the merger between the companies that own Safeway and Fred Meyer. She says it could mean negative impacts on grocery options in areas of Alaska like the central Kenai Peninsula.

The proposed revision addresses the impacts of bycatch and climate change on fisheries, and would add two Alaska Native representatives to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. But it's path through the broader Congress is far from certain.

The proposed revision addresses the impacts of bycatch and climate change on fisheries, and would add two Alaska Native representatives to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council. But it's path through the broader Congress is far from certain.

Peltola will be the first Alaska Native person to represent Alaska in Congress. She'll serve out the remainder of Don Young’s term in Congress, through January.